BBQ Chicken Bowl

A healthy bowl full of bbq chicken and coleslaw topped with avocado slices! It’s everything you love about summer barbecues in a bowl!

Ingredients

BBQ SAUCE

• 1/2 cup (120g) tomato paste, not sauce
• 1/2 cup (120g) water
• 1 teaspoon fine salt
• 1/2-1 tablespoon garlic powder, per preference
• 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon yellow wet mustard or dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup or honey (we used syrup to keep it vegan)
• 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons dark balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons unsulphured regular molasses

Whisk all ingredients together in a large bowl.

Rice

• 1.5 cups white rice (or any kind of rice)
• 3 cups water

BBQ Grilled Chicken

• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 1/3 cup bbq sauce

Coleslaw

• 4 cups raw kale coleslaw
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

Black Beans + Corn

• 1 15oz can black beans, rinsed
• 2 ears of corn, shucked
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 lime, juiced

Optional Toppings:

• homemade ranch dressing
• Avocado
• Lime juice

Instructions

1. Preheat your grill to 400ºF and add rice and water to a saucepan. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer until rice is light and fluffy. Set aside.
2. Next mix all of the spices for the bbq chicken into a small bowl. Evenly distribute dry rub all over chicken breasts.
3. Place chicken breasts and corn on the grill for 20-25 minutes, rotating corn every five minutes.
4. At 10 minutes, flip chicken breasts and add half of the bbq sauce. Grill for remaining 10-15 minutes.
5. While chicken and corn are on the grill, place all ingredients for coleslaw into a large bowl. Mix well and place in the fridge.
6. In a separate medium-sized bowl, add beans, cumin, and lime juice. Set aside.
7. Remove chicken* and corn from grill.
8. Cut corn off the cob and place it in the medium-sized bowl with the black bean mixture. Mix well.
9. Cut chicken into cubes and toss with the rest of the bbq sauce. Evenly distribute into 6 bowls or meal prep containers.
10. Remove slaw from the fridge and evenly distribute corn mixture, slaw, and rice into the bowls.

Enjoy!

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